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Alexandre Desplat

Alexandre Desplat

Known For Sound
Birthday Aug 23, 1961 (64)
Birthplace Paris, France
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated May 19, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (French:[alɛksɑ̃dʁ dɛspla]; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Grammy Awards. Desplat was made an officer of the Ordre nat ... ional du Mérite and a commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2016. Desplat has received two Academy Awards for Best Original Score for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and The Shape of Water (2017). He was Oscar-nominated for The Queen (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), The King's Speech (2010), Argo (2012), Philomena (2013), The Imitation Game (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018), and Little Women (2019). Desplat has composed scores for a wide range of films, including low-budget independent productions and large-scale blockbusters, such as The Golden Compass (2007), The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) & Part 2 (2011), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Godzilla (2014), Unbroken (2014), The French Dispatch (2021), and Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022). He has collaborated with directors such as Wes Anderson, Chris Weitz, George Clooney, Roman Polanski, and Guillermo del Toro. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexandre Desplat, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Monuments Men

The Monuments Men

2014

as Émile

The Phoenician Scheme

The Phoenician Scheme

2025

Original Music Composer

Jurassic World Rebirth

Jurassic World Rebirth

2025

Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Piano Lesson

The Piano Lesson

2024

Original Music Composer

Lee

Lee

2024

Original Music Composer

Unstoppable

Unstoppable

2024

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Elyas

Elyas

2024

Original Music Composer

The Most Precious of Cargoes

The Most Precious of Cargoes

2024

Music, Original Music Composer

Asteroid City

Asteroid City

2023

Original Music Composer

The Boys in the Boat

The Boys in the Boat

2023

Original Music Composer

NYAD

NYAD

2023

Original Music Composer

Father & Soldier

Father & Soldier

2023

Original Music Composer

The Outfit

The Outfit

2022

Original Music Composer

The Lost King

The Lost King

2022

Original Music Composer

A Cooler Climate

A Cooler Climate

2022

Original Music Composer

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022

Original Music Composer

The French Dispatch

The French Dispatch

2021

Original Music Composer

The Midnight Sky

The Midnight Sky

2020

Original Music Composer

The Secret Life of Pets 2

The Secret Life of Pets 2

2019

Original Music Composer

Little Women

Little Women

2019

Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Sisters Brothers

The Sisters Brothers

2018

Original Music Composer

Kursk

Kursk

2018

Original Music Composer

Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs

2018

Original Music Composer

Operation Finale

Operation Finale

2018

Original Music Composer

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

2017

Original Music Composer

The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water

2017

Original Music Composer

Suburbicon

Suburbicon

2017

Original Music Composer

Florence Foster Jenkins

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016

Original Music Composer

American Pastoral

American Pastoral

2016

Conductor, Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

The Secret Life of Pets

The Secret Life of Pets

2016

Original Music Composer

The Light Between Oceans

The Light Between Oceans

2016

Original Music Composer

Alone in Berlin

Alone in Berlin

2016

Original Music Composer

The Danish Girl

The Danish Girl

2015

Original Music Composer

Suite Française

Suite Française

2015

Original Music Composer

Suffragette

Suffragette

2015

Original Music Composer

Every Thing Will Be Fine

Every Thing Will Be Fine

2015

Original Music Composer

The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game

2014

Original Music Composer

Godzilla

Godzilla

2014

Original Music Composer

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014

Original Music Composer

Unbroken

Unbroken

2014

Original Music Composer

The Monuments Men

The Monuments Men

2014

Original Music Composer

Zulu

Zulu

2013

Original Music Composer

Philomena

Philomena

2013

Original Music Composer

Rise of the Guardians

Rise of the Guardians

2012

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Moonrise Kingdom

Moonrise Kingdom

2012

Original Music Composer

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

2012

Original Music Composer

Argo

Argo

2012

Original Music Composer

Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty

2012

Original Music Composer

Rust and Bone

Rust and Bone

2012

Original Music Composer

A Therapy

A Therapy

2012

Original Music Composer

A Better Life

A Better Life

2011

Original Music Composer

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

2011

Original Music Composer

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011

Original Music Composer

Carnage

Carnage

2011

Original Music Composer

The Tree of Life

The Tree of Life

2011

Original Music Composer

The Ides of March

The Ides of March

2011

Original Music Composer

My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn

2011

Main Title Theme Composer

Largo Winch II

Largo Winch II

2011

Original Music Composer

The King's Speech

The King's Speech

2010

Original Music Composer

Tamara Drewe

Tamara Drewe

2010

Original Music Composer

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010

Original Music Composer

The Ghost Writer

The Ghost Writer

2010

Original Music Composer

The Special Relationship

The Special Relationship

2010

Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

2009

Original Music Composer

Chéri

Chéri

2009

Original Music Composer

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Julie & Julia

Julie & Julia

2009

Original Music Composer

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

2009

Original Music Composer

A Prophet

A Prophet

2009

Original Music Composer

Coco Before Chanel

Coco Before Chanel

2009

Original Music Composer

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008

Original Music Composer

Afterwards

Afterwards

2008

Original Music Composer

The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch

The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch

2008

Original Music Composer

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

2007

Original Music Composer

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

2007

Original Music Composer

The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil

2006

Original Music Composer

The Queen

The Queen

2006

Original Music Composer

Firewall

Firewall

2006

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

The Alibi

The Alibi

2006

Original Music Composer

The Upside of Anger

The Upside of Anger

2005

Original Music Composer

Hostage

Hostage

2005

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Syriana

Syriana

2005

Original Music Composer

Casanova

Casanova

2005

Original Music Composer

Birth

Birth

2004

Conductor, Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Eager Bodies

Eager Bodies

2003

Original Music Composer

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Girl with a Pearl Earring

2003

Original Music Composer

Read My Lips

Read My Lips

2001

Original Music Composer

The Luzhin Defence

The Luzhin Defence

2000

Original Music Composer

The Revengers' Comedies

The Revengers' Comedies

1998

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Innocent Lies

Innocent Lies

1995

Music

The Hour of the Pig

The Hour of the Pig

1993

Original Music Composer

Family Express

Family Express

1991

Original Music Composer

Lapse of Memory

Lapse of Memory

1991

Original Music Composer

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Organization Category Movie
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Hollywood in Vienna

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2011

Deutscher Filmpreis

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1951

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 4 8 2
2024 7 18 38 3
2024 8 8 17 3
2024 9 6 13 2
2024 10 5 9 2
2024 11 6 9 3
2024 12 6 12 3
2025 1 14 43 2
2025 2 6 11 1
2025 3 5 11 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 2 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 1 0
2025 8 0 2 0
2025 9 0 0 0

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2025 1 154 99
2025 2 952 952
2025 8 711 637

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